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chris k

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Does anyone have any helpful hints on getting the timing set on these P.O.S .

The old stle BLRs I have no troubles with , just the long actions.

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Chris
 
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One has to get the bolt ,lever and gears all to mess at the right postion so when the bolt is closed there is.02-.07 mm play on the bolt. I have spent up to 4 hours on other BLR trying to get them right . They are a PAIN in the butt

I am looking for any helpful hints.
chris
 
In one of Brownells Gunsmith Kinks books there is a tip on how to do this when you have had a wheel or wheels out...

Basically the lever needs to be held open with a pin about 40 thou in diameter up fairly close to the trigger. (between the action and the lever) and then with the hammer down holding the bolt ahead you wiggle the gears within the pin hole to get them lined up with a scribe and start the pins in ... a better description is in the kinks book... but there must be no gap between the bolt head and the bolt body in this set up.
 
In one of Brownells Gunsmith Kinks books there is a tip on how to do this when you have had a wheel or wheels out...

Basically the lever needs to be held open with a pin about 40 thou in diameter up fairly close to the trigger. (between the action and the lever) and then with the hammer down holding the bolt ahead you wiggle the gears within the pin hole to get them lined up with a scribe and start the pins in ... a better description is in the kinks book... but there must be no gap between the bolt head and the bolt body in this set up.

Thanks Dennis,
Do you know which Kinks .It must be one of the more recent .As I have 1&2 they have nothing .
I have Brownings service manual but looking for a better way as I stated earlier I have spent hours with these darn rifles.The old short actions are a wiz but the newer long actions are a beast..

Chris
 
Kink III, page 306

The tip was for a BLR misfire after stripping and cleaning.

A pin about 98 thou in diameter placed just above the trigger between the lever and the action to hold the lever in the correct position with the hammer down on an unloaded rifle. Hold the bolt body forward with no space between it and the lugs. Remove the pin to the cocking gear. With the lever held in the correct position with the 98 thou diameter pin, and the bolt body forward against the lugs wiggle and jiggle with a scribe in (the pin hole ) the cocking gear to line it up and push the pin in. it is easier to do than to explain it...

That should put it in time.. I don't know about the long BLR.
 
BLR long

The long action BLR are a different beast .I have worked on at least half dozen and my blood pressure rises every time.

Chris
 
This is the one with the two piece lever right?
Yes, they can be a pain, but most of the time it doesn't take too long.
It has been a while, so bear with me.
Bolt in first, all the way shut.
Cam gear and half of the lever (rack) in next, but leave the spacer next to the gear out.
The rack has a detent plunger on it that detents on the hammer pin. Slide the gear out of engagement on the pin. Position the rack so the detent is just cammed over the hammer pin, then slide the gear in to position.
Install the lever, and test. If you need a little adjustment, take the lever out, but leave the pin still in the rack. Then you can hold the rack, slide the gear, adjust a tooth in the direction you need to go. Install lever and re-test. Sometimes you can do the adjusting with the bolt half open so you don't have to fight any spring pressure.
When it is all set, remove the gear pin enough to slip the spacer in with a hemostat, and fully seat all the pins.

Hope this helps. Hard doing off memory without doing one, or even having one to look at.

If you still don't get it, let me know, and I may be able to find one at work. I can't remember if we have one there or not.

The last one I did was the biggest PIA one I have done, but it ended up being burred up from the kid that took it apart and tried to put it back together.... Wasn't too bad once I realized the burrs.

Denny
 
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held my breathe right and got it first try this A.M.

Thanks,

Chris
 
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